Blog #2

Reaction to Sophie's World
         This book is getting more and more suspenseful with each chapter, leaving me with so many questions.... Who is Hilde? Is Sophie Hilde? The Renaissance chapter was specifically confusing. Why is Alberto so infuriated by Hilde's dad? Alberto keeps saying that Hilde's dad is a powerful being, making him sound like a deity or some sort of higher power, it's the only way he can have so much power and influence when it comes to getting the letters delivered to Sophie and it would explain all of the odd things going on with Sophie. For example, the mirror from the cabin that showed a reflection of Hilde. It's also odd how Sophie keeps finding things, like the gold crucifix or the ten crowns for bus fare, the same time that Hilde looses these exact items, or so it says in the letters addressed to Hilde from her father. Also why is Alberto keep calling Sophie Hilde? Is it the doing of Hilde's father and his "powers", or is Alberto slipping and revealing the truth. Could Sophie be Hilde? If so, could Alberto be the father?

Applying Philosophy to Real Life
         The lesson we had today on the different roots of religion and atheism really had me thinking about my faith. I am by no means a saint, I rarely go to church when it isn't a holiday and I find myself only praying to God when I need something, and only thanking him if I get the result I was hoping for. I like the idea of a higher power and having someone looking over me with somewhat of a plan for my life, guiding me in the right direction (even though it is my choice to follow his lead).  I try to have faith, believing in God but it is hard to grasp the idea that God was always here. How? Its hard enough to try and wrap my head around the fact that he just appeared one day, but I realized that he couldn't possibly have just appeared because that would mean he was created by an even higher power, so that mean he has always had to have been here... always. How is that possible?